by Olena Santangeli, PhD Medicine | Jan 17, 2025 | Adult Sleep
Managing blood sugar levels isn’t just about avoiding diabetes or maintaining a healthy weight—it plays a significant role in the quality of your sleep and mental well-being. Blood sugar fluctuations throughout the day can affect your energy levels, mood, and...
by Olena Santangeli, PhD Medicine | Nov 7, 2024 | Adult Sleep
Creating and sticking to healthy sleep habits is foundational for your health and wellness. Quality sleep is key to how we function day-to-day and can reduce the risk of long-term health issues. Better sleep habits can transform your life by improving focus, mood, and...
by Olena Santangeli, PhD Medicine | Sep 18, 2024 | Child Sleep
Frequent night waking is a common concern for parents, especially as babies transition past the newborn stage and begin to develop more adult-like sleep cycles. If you’ve been wondering, “Why is my baby waking up frequently at night?”—you’re not alone. In...
by Olena Santangeli, PhD Medicine | Aug 29, 2024 | Adult Sleep
We’ve all been there: the alarm rings, and your first instinct is to reach for the snooze button, hoping that an extra 5 or 10 minutes will make getting out of bed easier. But instead of feeling refreshed, you wake up even more tired and groggy. Why does this happen?...
by Olena Santangeli, PhD Medicine | Jul 4, 2024 | Child Sleep
Many parents think that sleep associations are always bad, but that’s not true. Even as adults, we have our own sleep associations, such as darkness, our bed, our pillow, or maybe reading a book before going to sleep. The same goes for our little ones. In this...
